Cambodia vs UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development
Cambodia
519,449
in 2025
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
16.84 million
in 2024
Cambodia rank
23rd
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank
25th
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Cambodia
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 16.84 million against 519,449 in Cambodia, a difference of 16.32 million.
That makes UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 32.4 times Cambodia's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 23rd and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 25th of 104 countries.
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 361,094 | 11.77 million | 11.41 million | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 355,385 | 12.22 million | 11.87 million | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 533,746 | 16.77 million | 16.24 million | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 534,332 | 16.84 million | 16.31 million | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Cambodia or UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, at 16.84 million against 519,449 in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Cambodia and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 16.32 million, with UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Cambodia ranks 23rd and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 25th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release